Sentry founder: one metaloop eval run burned $200 in an hour

zeeg · x · 2026-09-10

Sentry founder David Cramer (zeeg) continues the eval-cost discussion: his metaloop run two weeks ago racked up $200 in a single hour, while the counterpart reports $150 per run for just 4 very small evals — worrying what happens at 100 evals with more complex scoring and ever-pricier models. A candid look at how agent eval iteration costs explode with scale.

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